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PROF. STAKMAN in the United States, by continual breeding of resistant strains of wheat and by application of effective spraying at the appropriate time, has been able to minimize loss by rust; but in spite of his devoted labours for more than three decades and the ample facilities given by the U.S. Government, he has not been able to eradicate the wheat-rust from the country.
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BOSE, S. Problem of Wheat-Rust. Nature 166, 352–353 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166352b0
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